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Horses Prayer
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me, water me and care for me. When my day's work is done, provide me with
a shelter, a clean, dry bed and a stall wide enough for me to lie down
in comfort.
Talk to me. Your voice often means as much to me as the reins. Pet
me sometimes, so that I may serve you the more gladly and learn to love
you.
Never strike, beat or kick me when I do not understand what you mean, but give me a chance to understand. Watch me and if I fail to do your bidding, see if something is wrong with my harness or feet. Examine my teeth when I do not eat. I may have an ulcerated tooth that is very painful. Do not tie my head in an unnatural position or take away my best defense against flies by cutting off my tail. Don't smoke in my barn or leave me tied up overnight to perhaps burn to death while you are sleeping in your comfortable bed. And
last, my master, when my strength is gone, do not turn me out in a pasture
with no shelter and let me freeze to death, or sell me to some cruel owner
to be slowly starved or worked to death, but take my life in the kindest
way and your God will reward you - hereafter.
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